Gov

//ɡʌv// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of government. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
  2. 2
    Initialism of government-owned vehicle. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Clipping of governor. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
  4. 4
    A term of address to a person, usually a stranger or a superior. abbreviation, slang

Synonyms

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bossgov'tguvjohn

Example

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"Thousands of major government data resources have been posted in "machine-readable" form for free public access on the Data.gov website, and range from weather data to car safety ratings to the cost of healthcare procedures."

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